The Computer Guy Blog

Monday, October 19, 2009

BROKEN LAPTOP DC POWER PORT?

TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER!

Save yourself the headache of bringing in your system to have these ROGUE APPLICATIONS removed. There has been a rash of these SCARE-WARE ads on numerous websites lately and they are difficult for the end user to remove. RULE OF THUMB: If something pops up on your system telling you that you have viruses and it IS NOT YOUR ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM (such as AVG or AVIRA) then it is FALSE! Just turn the computer off and start over. Don't try to close the pop up or interact with it in ANY WAY. This could load the bogus program onto your system permanently! It is very annoying and could cause you to lose your internet connection, prevent other protection programs from running properly and a wide variety of other ailments. If you end up with a SHIELD icon for this program in your system tray (lower right corner of your screen) then it is already on your system. Bring it to us for removal. There are NUMEROUS versions of these rogue apps, WINANTIVIRUS, PERSONAL ANTIVIRUS, and others. They look VERY "Official", like genuine Windows programs, but are designed to fool you into buying a product.

HP DV2000/DV6000/DV9000 or COMPAQ V3000/V6000 PROBLEMS?

Having trouble with your HP Pavilion dv2000/dv6000/dv9000 or Compaq Presario v3000/v6000 Series Notebook PCs? HP is offering a Limited Warranty Service Enhancement! Even if your laptop is more than a year old, you may still be eligible for free repair!CLICK HERE to find out more!

How Can AVIRA Be FREE?

Some of you have asked "How can AVIRA offer their product for FREE?"HERE IS PART OF THE ANSWER (link) A German foundation that not only supports computer security, but human security as well. Championing such causes as the fight against cancer, elimination of child abuse, as well as providing support for people with disabilities and much more.

Windows 7 System Requirements

WINDOWS 7 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (link)Good luck meeting these requirements with a slightly older system! For many of us, this will mean buying a new computer. (Go figure!) Before you get all excited about the new version of Windows you might want to check out the link above regarding the hardware requirements. 16 GIGABYTES of hard drive space for the operating system?!?!? Too many bells and whistles and not enough operational substance maybe? Be careful before you make the jump!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2009

"International Talk Like a Pirate Day(ITLAPD) is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon,who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with "Hello," but with "Ahoy, me hearty!" The holiday, and its observance, springs from a romanticized view of the Golden Age of Piracy.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Happy Birthday, Henry Bergh!

The following is from the ASPCA's Web Site - I didn't write any of it, I just thought it was worth sharing with everyone today:

Pop a candle in your morning muffin, give your kitty a kiss and join us in celebrating the birthday of ASPCA founder Henry Bergh this Saturday, August 29. Born in 1813, Bergh dedicated his life to advocating for the protection of animals and in 1866, founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The organization’s mission: to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.

The comforts Bergh gained for creatures during his lifetime are enormous in scope. He helped pass the nation’s first anti-cruelty law, inspected slaughterhouses and stables, lectured in schools and spoke out against dog fighting, vivisection, horse racing and circuses. He advocated humane alternatives to live pigeons at shooting events, and supplied daily drinking water to the horses who pulled carts and streetcars in Manhattan. By the time of Bergh’s death in 1888, the idea that animals should be protected from cruelty had deeply touched America's conscience.